26 Aug 2016

The Annual Coaching Conference for European Table Tennis Union will be held in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic from Sunday 9th to Tuesday 11th October 2016.

Directed by Croatia’s Neven Cegnar, the Development Manager for the European Table Tennis Union, the venue for the whole proceedings is the Congress Hall at the Welness Hotel.

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor

Itinerary

Monday, 10th October:  9:00am – 1.00pm

Nutrition in Table Tennis – Dr Danijel Borkovic (Slovenia)

……….Basic anatomy and physiology of digestive system

……….Basis of healthy nutrition

……….Food supplements: do we really need them or they are just waste of money

……….What to eat and drink before, during and after exertion

 Monday, 10th October: 3.00pm – 7.00pm

Coaching is a Mental Game – Makis Chamalidis PhD (France)

(Sport Psychologist having worked with more than 500 athletes from 20 disciplines, Consultant for the French Tennis Federation since 1997)

……….Why Coaches should be much more of a Mental Coach

……….Helping players produce information: identify parasitic thinking and create mental firewalls

……….Creating mental routines that are stronger than emotions

……….Finding the right words and attitude to reach the player

 Tuesday 11th October:  9.00am – 1.00pm and 3.00pm – 7.00pm

The century of changes – what do we know -Anders Johansson (Sweden)

……….Changes- possibilities or problems?

……….Development- what does it mean?

……….Asia – to hunt or to pass?

……….Coaches – theory and practise

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is Sunday 25th September

Replies

For all replies and queries kindly contact:
Mrs. Marta Novotna – Email: [email protected]
Zita PIDL – Email: [email protected]

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